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Adam Krikorian, the U.S. women's water polo coach, says he can't recall what exactly happened in those final seconds of anticipation. A coach's short-term memory, he says. But what he does remember from that August evening wasn't so much a sight or a sound but the weight. Krikorian coached the U.S. women's team to its first gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. But as a coach, he does not receive a medal. Only players do. Instead, he got 13, one by one by one. "The coolest memory for me was at the end of the ceremony when all the athletes put the medals around my neck," Krikorian said of the more than 11 pounds of gold-plated accomplishment....

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Adam Krikorian, the U.S. women's water polo coach, says he can't recall what exactly happened in those final seconds of anticipation. A coach's short-term memory, he says. But what he does remember from that August evening wasn't so much a sight or a...